Faculty Award Categories
Call for Nominations
Purpose: To recognize and encourage excellence in all forms at the academic level.
Nominations are currently being requested for the 2022-23 University Awards for Excellence in the Faculty Award Categories. The awards ceremony is typically in late spring semester. We will provide more information about the format and details about the ceremony as we work through spring semester.
Submission Deadline: Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 for most awards. Review the specific award details below to find the submission location for that award. Please note nominations for the Teaching and Hoffman Awards and the Advising Excellence Award are due Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Nominees for these awards will need to submit the full packet by Friday Jan. 27, 2023.
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This award was established in 2006 to honor the efforts of graduate faculty who excel as mentors of graduate students and was named for its first recipient, Donald L. Crawford. This award is part of the College of Graduate Studies’ continuing efforts to support excellent mentoring of graduate students at the University of Idaho.
This award is part of the College of Graduate Studies’ continuing efforts to support and recognize outstanding teaching by graduate students at the University of Idaho. Many forms of teaching exist throughout the graduate school experience, including teaching classes and labs, mentoring and advising students, and assisting professors in teaching and developing course materials for on-campus and off-campus students. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate outstanding graduate students for these awards.
This award is part of the College of Graduate Studies’ continuing efforts to recognize and encourage excellence in research and creative activity by graduate students at the University of Idaho. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate outstanding graduate students for this award.
The postdoctoral mentoring award is to recognize faculty who have demonstrated exceptional support and guidance for University of Idaho postdoctoral scholars/fellows. The award is presented by the College of Graduate Studies and the Office of Research and Economic Development.
The Outstanding postdoctoral scholar/fellow award is part of the continuing effort by the College of Graduate Studies and Office of Research and Economic Development to recognize and encourage excellence in research and other creative activities by postdoctoral fellows at the University of Idaho. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to nominate an outstanding postdoctoral scholar/fellow for this award.
The Excellence in Research and Creative Activity award was established to recognize and encourage excellence in all forms of scholarly research and creative activity. One award will be made in the amount of $5,000 to an eligible faculty member. Nominations are submitted to vpresearch@uidaho.edu.
The General Education Teaching Award recognizes individuals who demonstrate teaching excellence and passion in advancing the skills, knowledge, and interests of students through general education courses at the University of Idaho. This includes engaging students through innovative practices that supports student achievement, student access, and student problem-solving skills that align with General Education Learning Outcomes.
Award: $1500
Eligibility: Available to Temporary Faculty Lectures, Instructors, Senior Instructors, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Full Professors who have delivered one or more courses as part of the General Education program for more than two years.
Nominations: Nominations must be submitted to provost@uidaho.edu by 5 p.m. Pacific time, Jan. 27, 2023. It is the responsibility of the nominator and nominee to gather all necessary materials.
Materials Required: The following materials are required for each nominee:
- nomination cover sheet;
- two-page nomination letter from unit administrator (Chair, Department Head, Associate Dean, or Dean) or colleague that describes how nominee has demonstrated excellence in advancing the skills, knowledge, and interests of students through general education courses and confirms nominee meets eligibility requirements;
- two-page candidate statement from the nominee that describes their efforts related to general education (e.g., how the nominee helps students achieve general education outcomes, employs innovative teaching practices, promotes disciplinary methods for inquiry of non-majors); and
- materials that showcase an innovative assignment, activity, or teaching strategy that is relevant, engaging, and effective with a one-page statement that describes the course and explains how this innovation is used in class.
Evaluation: Nominees will be reviewed systematically by an awards sub-committee composed of five UCGE members using an UCGE committee approved evaluation rubric. Any ties will be settled by the consensus of the full UCGE committee (both voting and ex-officio members).
This Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated exemplary service to the University of Idaho General Education Program. Such service supports practices that enhance student achievement, student access, and student problem-solving skills that align with General Education Learning Outcomes.
Award: $1500
Eligibility: Available to any member of the university community that supports the General Education program.
Nominations: Nominations must be submitted to provost@uidaho.edu by 5 p.m. Pacific time, Jan. 27, 2023. It is the responsibility of the nominator and nominee to gather all necessary materials.
Materials Required: The following materials are required for each nominee:
- nomination cover sheet;
- two-page nomination letter from another member of the university community that describes how nominee has demonstrated exemplary support of general education; and
- two letters of support (two-page limit) from individuals familiar with the nominee’s efforts to support general education.
Evaluation: Nominees will be reviewed systematically by an awards sub-committee composed of five UCGE members using an UCGE committee approved evaluation rubric. Any ties will be settled by the consensus of the full UCGE committee (both voting and ex-officio members).
The U of I has two teaching awards: The Excellence in Teaching Award and the Hoffman Award in Teaching Excellence. They both recognize exemplary teachers who demonstrate excellence in teaching, and strong dedication to students. They are also intended to encourage and reward teachers for their pursuit of excellence and show the value teaching holds for our university.
The Excellence in Teaching Award was established in 1990 and is available to full time, board appointed teaching faculty. Faculty eligible to be nominated include Clinical, Instructor, Research, and Tenured faculty who have completed at least three years teaching at the University of Idaho and who are not eligible for the Hoffman award (see below for details). The majority of nominees for the Excellence in Teaching Award are faculty who have completed six or more years at U of I.
The Hoffman Award in Teaching Excellence was established in 2007. This $1,500 award is designated for full-time faculty who have completed at least three years teaching at U of I but no more than six years. Faculty eligible for this award include instructors, clinical faculty, and untenured tenure-track faculty. Members of the university community are invited to submit the name of an outstanding teacher and a short paragraph on why they deserve to be recognized.
Members of the university community are invited to submit the name of an outstanding teacher and a short paragraph on why they deserve to be recognized before the Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 deadline to provost@uidaho.edu. The nominees will then be notified and given instructions on what materials should be submitted to provost@uidaho.edu by 5 p.m. PT, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.
Recipients may only receive an award once. Please review the lists of past recipients (below) before nominating.
The Advising Excellence Award recognizes exemplary advisors who demonstrate strong dedication to student needs and passion for inspiring students to discover and achieve their full potential during their time at the university and beyond. It is intended to encourage and reward advisors for excellence and show the value advisors hold for our university.
The Advising Excellence Award was established in 2003 and recognizes an outstanding undergraduate faculty advisor and/or a professional staff advisor and provides an award of $2,000.
Members of the university community are invited to submit the name of an outstanding advisor and a short paragraph on why they deserve to be recognized. Nominations are due to provost@uidaho.edu by Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. The nominees will then be notified and given instructions on what materials should be submitted to provost@uidaho.edu by 5 p.m. PT, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.
Recipients may only receive an award once. Please review the lists of past recipients (below) before nominating.
The Dr. Arthur Maxwell Taylor Excellence in Diversity Award was established in 2014 to be given to a University of Idaho faculty and staff member for excellence in diversity and will recognize exceptional performance in at least three areas: has demonstrated or promoted a continuous commitment to diversity and inclusion on campus through tangible actions; sponsored or coordinated programs on campus that have cultivated diversity and inclusion; or has exceptional work in the area of diversity and inclusion that has encouraged dialogue, promoted reflection, built community or inspired action. The award consists of an honorarium of $4,000. Nominations are submitted to Jamie Kness at jkness@uidaho.edu.
The Outreach and Engagement Excellence Award is to be given to a University of Idaho faculty member who demonstrates excellence in outreach and engagement that is anchored in scholarship and conducted in collaboration with individuals, communities, organizations or businesses in a context of partnership and reciprocity. Nominations are submitted to Alex Larson (alexandral@uidaho.edu).
The Excellence in Interdisciplinary or Collaborative Efforts was established to recognize and honor faculty members who exemplify interdisciplinary or collaborative efforts. The individual(s) must have contributed to substantial and lasting connections to people, units, programs or departments within the University of Idaho. Nominations are submitted to provost@uidaho.edu.
This award was established in 2011-12 to acknowledge achievements made by gifted faculty usually during the middle of their career, who have demonstrated a commitment to outstanding scholarship, teaching, and engagement. Eligible faculty will have completed three years of full-time service at the university in either tenured, tenure track, or non-tenure track professorial ranks, including faculty at large. Up to nine awards are available to faculty annually. Please contact your dean’s office for internal college deadlines. Final nominations by the deans are submitted to provost@uidaho.edu.
The University of Idaho seeks nominations for faculty eligible for the rank of University Distinguished Professor. This rank will be bestowed on University of Idaho faculty annually in recognition of sustained excellence, as judged by peers, in scholarly, creative and artistic achievement; breadth and depth of teaching in their discipline; and university service as well as service involving the application of scholarship, creative or artistic activities that address the needs of one or more external publics. Nominations for Distinguished Professor are submitted to provost@uidaho.edu.
University Distinguished Professors have national and usually international recognition and have brought distinction to the University of Idaho through their activities. Members of the faculty who have attained the rank of Professor and have served at the University a minimum of seven years are eligible for consideration. Up to three awards may be given annually.